जायफळ

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Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit जातिफल (jātiphala), जातीफल (jātīphala). Cognate with Gujarati જાયફળ (jāyaphaḷ), Hindi जायफल (jāyphal), Punjabi ਜਾਇਫਲ (jāiphal), Bengali জায়ফল (jaẏophol), Assamese জাঁইফল (zãiphol).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡zaj.pʰəɭ̆/
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Noun

ज़ायफळ (j̈āyphaḷn

  1. nutmeg

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “जायफळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जायफळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “जायफळ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jātīphala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press